Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin
Benin: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 1.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
148th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.52
in 2011
All-time low
0.4899
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin stood at 1.36.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 1.52 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4899, in 1962.
That places Benin 148th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.54 | 0.4899 | 0.5775 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6741 | 0.5327 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7526 | 0.5999 | 0.8558 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 | 0.8479 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.2 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.13 | 1.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 145 Kazakhstan 1.53 compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 1.47 compare
- 147 Cyprus 1.44 compare
- 149 Guinea 1.35 compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 1.33 compare
- 151 Mongolia 1.3 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Benin was 1.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4899 in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for cereal yield vs gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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